Galactica Battleship

Designed by the Terran Engineering Union nearly fifteen years ago, the Galactica Main Battleship was the Union's contribution to the bidding war to produce the Imperial Navy's front line warship. While the Union lost the bid to Imperial Forgeworks and their Abaddon-class Heavy Battleship, the Galactica was still a formidable design and thus sees extensive use in human space.

Service & Requisition
When the bidding war between Imperial Forgeworks and the Terran Engineering Union began, both initially produced ships of such size and expense that the Empire could not, at that time, afford to field more than perhaps a dozen of either. Surprisingly, the Imperial Navy jumped at the idea of such terrifying vessels, despite their expense, and the Abaddon and Galactica classes were born. While the Galactica is now an aging design, and much larger and more powerful ships are in use as the Empire grows more wealthy and expansive, it is still in use by numerous corporations, private defense forces, Imperial garrisons, and even some Imperial Navy fleets.

The Galactica has extreme hull plating, over two meters thick, and bristles with significant weaponry. It is designed to extend it's presence directly into the middle of a conflict and come out intact by the end. It is a tank in terms of spacecraft, and very few have been lost in battle to this day. Far more commonly, a Galactica will simply wear out and be too expensive to refit, instead being replaced by a newer, cheaper vessel. Many captains and security executives swear by the Galactica, however, and refuse to part with them for any reason. Despite the love many have for them, the Galacticas are slowly but surely being replaced by the newer Hailfire-Cevain in most fleets.

Most notably, Galacticas form the main guard of the Terran Engineering Union's shipyards in the Alpha Centauri system. An estimated one-hundred of these great beasts silently guard the womb of their mother, waiting in the still cradle of a perpetual moon shadow for a threat to emerge. Purchase of the Galactica Main Battleship by private interests or Imperial Nobility is permitted upon review by the Imperial Admiralty, and is currently at a cost of Φ31,640,000,000. A minimum rank of Lord is required to request the vessel from Imperial High Command.

Statistics
Cost: Φ31,640,000,000

Length: 514 meters

Detailed Crew: 40 Bridge Officers, 100 Staff Officers, 60 Gunnery Specialists, 300 Enlisted, ~100 Technicians (600 appx.)

Weaponry: Sixteen Deva-class 30MW heavy concussive meson bolt launchers (eight port, eight starboard), twelve Novalis-class 25MW tachyon rapid pulse cycling cannons (four port, four starboard, two forward, two aft)

Top Impulse Speed: 0.15 Warp / 100,200,000 mph